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2015 will be the year that LED lighting will become truly mainstream, desalination will undergo a revival and cities will get smart about saving water, according to consultancy firm Frost & Sullivan....
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International brewer Heineken is teaming up with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) to accelerate the deployment of water stewardship initiatives in countries and regions classified as 'water-scarce'....
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More than half of sustainability professionals feel that Natalie Bennett of the Green Party shows the strongest leadership on climate change, streets ahead of Cameron, Clegg and Miliband, according to a new survey....
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The final report from a parliamentary enquiry into sustainable business practice has highlighted the importance of reforming capital markets to ensure investors are driven by a focus on sustainability, thereby ending the short-termism of capital investment. ...
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Windows that double-up as solar panels, Europe's biggest battery, and a sustainable alternative to fracking are all among the technologies that have won a share of a £24.5m innovation fund from the UK Government....
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International brands and retailers are being called upon to take advantage of a 'valuable window of opportunity' to invest and build a more resilient supply chain in the Chinese cotton market....
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"There's nothing more important than water," proclaimed the former head of the Environment Agency, Lord Chris Smith, who is chairing a new public-private body to promote resilience, innovation and growth in the UK water sector....
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As Business in the Community (BITC) recently warned, droughts and water scarcity pose a significant risk to the environment, society and the economy. But when it comes to conserving water, small adjustments can have a big impact on businesses......
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With food security riding high on policymakers' agenda in the wake of the global food crisis, edie has come across some of the more alternative methods of feeding an estimated nine billion people, including seaweed farms, cockroaches, drones and 3D printers......
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With the past month seeing a number of sustainable innovations from major UK brewers, edie has taken a closer look at the alcohol industry to round up four 'green' beverages for the discerning tippler....
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Great Beer, Great Responsibility is the sustainability spirit of MillerCoors. America's second-largest beer company reached record lows for its water and energy consumption last year, and it has already surpassed all of the environmental stewardship goals it set out to achieve by 2015....
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There are 44.5 million people in Ethiopia that don't have access to safe drinking water. Renewable energy is an ideal solution in remote areas with no mains electricity. We take a look at a WaterAid project that used solar power to save lives....
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ACO Water Management has pioneered the management of surface water and provides architects, specifiers and engineers with a complete package of integrated systems suitable for use across the entire spectrum of civil engineering projects. ACO Water Management has evolved from its origins in line drai...
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As Business in the Community (BITC) recently warned, droughts and water scarcity pose a significant risk to the environment, society and the economy. But when it comes to conserving water, small adjustments can have a big impact on businesses...... read more

Ignorance is bliss they say. But when you're a CEO wading through two feet of water, watching your business quite literally sink, ignorance is no longer an option.
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Growth can be a dangerous thing when you've got a consumption problem. The more money in your pocket the less of an issue it is to go out and heavily consume. The two go hand in hand; and to maintain this level of cash flow you have to consume more¬¦it's simple mathematics....
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Since the rise of the British Monarchy, those who have threatened our beloved Royals have been met with contempt and stern punishment, but what if this threat isn't from a plotting anti-establishment group but is actually coming from Mother Nature?...
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